# Afanddy Bin Hushni > Afanddy Bin Hushni is the founder, Chairman, and CEO of Beldex, a privacy-focused blockchain and Web3 ecosystem, with more than two decades of experience in trading, investments, and crypto asset management. - Canonical URL: https://iq.wiki/wiki/afanddy-b-hushni - Categories: People in crypto - Tags: Founder - Created: 2024-08-12T04:10:41.200Z - Last updated: 2026-10-14T15:38:58.657Z - Source: IQ.wiki — the world's largest blockchain and crypto encyclopedia (https://iq.wiki) --- **Afanddy Bin Hushni** is the founder, Chairman, and CEO of [Beldex](https://iq.wiki/wiki/beldex) International, a company involved in [cryptocurrency](https://iq.wiki/wiki/cryptocurrency), [blockchain](https://iq.wiki/wiki/blockchain) technology, and privacy-focused [Web3](https://iq.wiki/wiki/web3) infrastructure.[[2]](#cite-id-p56l8mqlq8) He founded [Beldex](https://iq.wiki/wiki/beldex) in 2018 as a privacy-first [blockchain](https://iq.wiki/wiki/blockchain) ecosystem designed to support confidential transactions, communications, and browsing through decentralized applications.[[2]](#cite-id-p56l8mqlq8) With more than 22 years of experience in trading, investment, quantitative trading, and crypto asset management, Afanddy has a background spanning both traditional finance and the digital asset economy.[[2]](#cite-id-p56l8mqlq8)​[[3]](#cite-id-cb9wpm073l)​ [YOUTUBE@VID](bREuTJT65mw) ## Education Afanddy B Hushni earned a Diploma in Computer Studies, with a focus on Accounting and Finance, from Data Power EDP/NCC, completed between 1993 and 1996.[[3]](#cite-id-cb9wpm073l) This program combined computer studies with accounting and finance.[[2]](#cite-id-p56l8mqlq8) ## Career ### Early Career in Malaysia Afanddy’s professional career began in the mid-1990s in Malaysia, where he held roles in research and development, IT support, and administration at companies including Orbtech Power (M) Sdn Bhd, Ampuh Indah (M) Sdn Bhd, C.A.M Pasir Gudang, Risys Tech Sdn Bhd, YPS [Gas](https://iq.wiki/wiki/gas) Sdn Bhd / YPJ Group, and Projek Panorama (M) Sdn Bhd.[\[3\]](#cite-id-cb9wpm073l) He subsequently moved into IT and engineering management, serving as IT Manager at XL Computer System Sdn Bhd from September 1997 to August 2000 and as Senior Manager at Supreme Marketing Concept (M) Sdn Bhd from June 2000 to November 2012.[\[3\]](#cite-id-cb9wpm073l)​ ### Finance and Digital Assets From December 2012 to January 2018, Afanddy worked as a Manager at The Nomad Group Berhad in Kuala Lumpur, followed by a role as Head of Department at YM Consultant Sdn Bhd from January 2018 to January 2019.[\[3\]](#cite-id-cb9wpm073l) In parallel, he became self-employed in July 2017, focusing on general management, quantitative trading, and crypto asset management related to digital assets and decentralized technologies.[\[3\]](#cite-id-cb9wpm073l)​[\[2\]](#cite-id-p56l8mqlq8)​ ### Beldex Leadership In March 2018, Afanddy founded [Beldex](https://iq.wiki/wiki/beldex) and became its Chairman, guiding the project from a privacy-focused [cryptocurrency](https://iq.wiki/wiki/cryptocurrency) network into a broader privacy-preserving [Web3](https://iq.wiki/wiki/web3) ecosystem.[\[3\]](#cite-id-cb9wpm073l)​[\[2\]](#cite-id-p56l8mqlq8) As founder and chairman, he oversees strategic direction, including [Beldex](https://iq.wiki/wiki/beldex)’s transition from Proof of Work to a Proof of Stake-based network and the development of privacy-oriented decentralized applications.[\[2\]](#cite-id-p56l8mqlq8)​ On October 5, 2026, [Beldex](https://iq.wiki/wiki/beldex) announced that Hushni had assumed the CEO role alongside his existing chairmanship, succeeding [Kim](https://iq.wiki/wiki/kim-beldex), who stepped down as CEO and departed the organization after a long tenure. [Beldex](https://iq.wiki/wiki/beldex) credited Kim with helping guide its expansion into a broader ecosystem spanning communication, browsing, payments, and decentralized identity, and said the transition did not change its mission or development priorities. [Beldex](https://iq.wiki/wiki/beldex) also announced the appointment on its official X account.[\[4\]](#cite-id-rqtmiortoz)​[\[5\]](#cite-id-vv0za8dikv)​ ## Interview Afanddy B Hushni, chairman of [Beldex](https://iq.wiki/wiki/beldex), gave an interview to the CryptoKnowMics website at the [World Blockchain Summit](https://iq.wiki/wiki/world-blockchain-summit) in Bangkok. In this interview, which was published on December 11, 2019, he discussed topics including [decentralized exchanges](https://iq.wiki/wiki/decentralized-exchange), privacy-focused [cryptocurrencies](https://iq.wiki/wiki/cryptocurrency), and Shariah compliance in the [cryptocurrency](https://iq.wiki/wiki/cryptocurrency) sector.[[1]](#cite-id-4c0s0qfyul1) During the interview, Afanddy highlighted [Beldex](https://iq.wiki/wiki/beldex)’s plans at that time to launch its own exchange and emphasized the platform’s privacy focus, contrasting it with [Bitcoin](https://iq.wiki/wiki/bitcoin) by describing [Beldex](https://iq.wiki/wiki/beldex) as designed to conceal user identities and transaction details. This privacy-centric approach was framed as a response to concerns over user anonymity in the [crypto](https://iq.wiki/wiki/cryptocurrency) space. He also outlined the advantages of [decentralized exchanges (DEXs)](https://iq.wiki/wiki/decentralized-exchange), where users retain control over their funds, compared with [centralized exchanges](https://iq.wiki/wiki/cex-centralized-exchange) that hold user data and assets in a single location.[[1]](#cite-id-4c0s0qfyul1) Afanddy noted that [Beldex](https://iq.wiki/wiki/beldex) aimed to support both decentralized and centralized exchange models, allowing users to select the approach that suited their needs. A further point of discussion was [Beldex](https://iq.wiki/wiki/beldex)’s positioning as a Shariah-compliant exchange, which he said entailed adherence to Islamic law and avoidance of activities such as money laundering and Ponzi schemes. He also addressed the misconception that [cryptocurrency](https://iq.wiki/wiki/cryptocurrency) is synonymous with [Bitcoin](https://iq.wiki/wiki/bitcoin), highlighting the broader market of [altcoins](https://iq.wiki/wiki/altcoin) and encouraging users to consider the diversity of projects beyond [Bitcoin](https://iq.wiki/wiki/bitcoin).[[1]](#cite-id-4c0s0qfyul1) [YOUTUBE@VID](-bVv0p0ogVI)